Muntenia
Wallachian Plain
Bucharest

Lake Băneasa

Lake Băneasa is a on the Colentina River at in of , . The has a length of 3 kilometers, a width between 50 meters and 400 meters, a surface area of 40 hectares, a depth between 1 meter and 3 meters, a volume of 630,000 cubic meters and a debit of 2.5 m/s.
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Photo: Dahn, Public domain.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Lake Baneasa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and King Michael I Park.

Aerodrome
Photo: Magercu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is located in district, , , 8.5 km north of the city center. Named after Aurel Vlaicu, a Romanian engineer, inventor, aeroplane constructor, and early pilot, it was Bucharest's only commercial airport until 1969, when the Otopeni Airport was opened to civilian use.

Park
Photo: Al, Public domain.
, formerly Herăstrău Park, is a large on the northern side of , , around Lake Herăstrău, one of the lakes formed by the Colentina River.

Museum
Photo: Stratoreaper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an aviation museum owned by the General Staff of the Romanian Air Force. The museum was established on 2 March 1990, being initially located on the Otopeni military base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aviației and Colentina.

Suburb
is a district divided between and of , mainly in Sector 1. The name refers to aircraft or airforces. The names of aviation pioneers Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu, and Henri Coandă are related to the name of the district.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in 's . It is located on the north-east of the city and is named after the nearby River.

Suburb
is a district in , , in . Its name comes from , which is situated in the north of the neighborhood. The is also situated in the neighborhood, in its southern part.

Lake Băneasa

Latitude
44.49455° or 44° 29′ 40″ north
Longitude
26.12679° or 26° 7′ 37″ east
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
8GP8F4VG+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91788323
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
8617543
Wiki­data ID
Q3214777
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Băneasa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Romanian—“Lake Băneasa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Llac Băneasa”
  • Croatian: “Băneasa”
  • French: “lac Băneasa”
  • French: “Lac Băneasa”
  • Italian: “lago Băneasa”
  • Italian: “Lago Băneasa”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Băneasa”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Băneasa”. Photo: Dahn, Public domain.